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Homicide |ˈhäməˌsīd, ˈhōmə-|nounthe deliberate and unlawful killing of one person by another; murder: he was charged with homicide | two thirds of homicides in the county were drug-related.• ( Homicide )the police department that deals with such crimes: a detective from Homicide.• dated a murderer.ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from Latin homicidium, from homo,homin- ‘man.’

Kill |kil|verb [ with obj. ]1 cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing):her father was killed in a car crash | [ no obj. ] : a robber armed with a shotgun who kills in cold blood.• (kill someone/something off) get rid of or destroy completely, esp. in large numbers: there is every possibility all river life would be killed off for generations.• (kill someone off) (of a writer) bring about the “death” of a fictional character.

Definitions courtesy of computer dictionary

Murder |ˈmərdər|nounthe unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another: the stabbing murder of an off-Broadway producer | he was put on trial for attempted murder.• informal a very difficult or unpleasant task or experience: my first job at the steel mill was murder.

Targeted killing is the premeditated killing of an individual, by a state, organization or institution, outside a battlefield.

Taking a Closer Thought...

Killing of humans by other humans has always been an interesting subject. Not because of the tragedy of a loss of life, not because God has told some people not to do it, not because of the gore and angst of the survivors, but rather because of the many situations under which this event can occur.Again, I've always thought it interesting that the Christian New Testament has been passed out to the front lines of soldiers in times of war; that the cries of vengeance for using of a sacred name allowed the taking of a life; that the methods of killing are enormously vast and somewhat indifferent to the final result.

Is this murder justifiable?Is this murder lawful? (By definition, murder is the unlawful taking of another person's life -- but sometimes people and cultures differ on whether an event was lawful or not)The state of War excuses the men and women who kill others.The state of Insanity has had similar effects.Justifiable homicide is not murder, yet the result is that someone is dead.Ethnic cleansing has been with the human species for as long as recorded history.Targeted Killing is simply justifiable homicide by a nation

I'm still confused that some well intended politicians in 1949 got together after WWII and added The Geneva Conventions to the basic rules of war. It was the fourth treaty of such nature whose precedents were set in 1864, 1906, and 1929. These conventions provided for basic wartime rights of prisoners, established protections for the wounded and protections for civilians around the war zone.You see why I'm still confused? We have a war situation. A country has chosen to sacrifice its citizens (or allow them to be killed) in order to defeat another army of another country (or with some justification 'fix' an evil regime), and 'they' (the other army) chooses to retaliate, AND 195 countries on this planet have agreed to some basic guidelines of war.If the last one standing broke some rules, does it matter how people were killed? Those victims are just as dead one way or another.And to top it all off, the use of chemical agents in war seemed so onerous that these same persons have placed a giant NO NO on their use as well as other weapons. This became called the Hague Conventions.It's as if there is something way down inside of mankind that seems to have a shout out to our consciousness now and then. "Thou shalt not kill". We, so far, have seen this as too definitive, and way too narrow for wiggle room.

Universal Soldier (Songwriter Buffy Saint-Marie: 1964)Sainte-Marie said of the song: "I wrote 'Universal Soldier' in the basement of The Purple Onion coffee house inTorontoin the early sixties. It's about individual responsibility for war and how the old feudal thinking kills us all. (Made popular in 1967 by Donovan)

He's a Catholic, a Hindu, An atheist, a Chein, A Budhist, and a Baptist and a Jew, And he knows, he shouldn't kill, And he knows, he always will, Killing for me, my friend, and me for you.

And he's fighting for Canada, He's fighting for France, He's fighting for the USA And he's fighting for the Russians, He's fighting for Japan, And he thinks we'll put an end to war this way.

And he's fighting for democracy, He's fighting for the Reds, He says it's for the peace of all, He's the one who must decide, Who's to live and who's to die, And he never sees the writing on the wall.

But without him, how would Hitler Have condemned him at Lw'ow, (German concentration camp) Without him Cesar would have stood alone, He's the one, who gives his body As a weapon of the war, And without him all this killing can't go on.

He's the universal soldier, And he really is to blame, His orders come from far away, no more, They come from here and there, And you and me and brothers, Can't you see, This is not the way we put the end to war.

Introspection...

Anger starts from within each of us. Does it make it to the surface in the form of body language, words, or action?Are we less angry than yesterday? Who or what has aided us in dampening or controlling our own potential anger? Personal anger expands into regions, nations, and the world like an invisible cancer. Do we add or subtract from the 'anger debt' that seems to show so clearly in our world media?Are our beliefs subjugated to another's authority? Do we use this as the 'way out' from expressing disagreement on topics. It always seemed strange that a soldier gives up their free will to the directions of their commanders. Necessary when one believes that the killing is justified. Horribly tormenting when one sees the travesty of political abuse of war.How do we use our talents, our intellect, our daily service within companies and corporations? Is the resulting service of labor and effort used for the purpose of furthering weapon development, contributing to 'hate' groups, adding to divisive thoughts, creating products or intellectual property that has little or no positive use?

What efforts are visible to teach our children about their potential choice of anger?